“The secret to the deep hazelnut flavour of this gelato is slow roasting the nuts until they are a dark golden brown and deliciously aromatic,” Mario Batali* writes in his Molto Gusto cookbook. He advocates roasting them for 25-30 minutes and says, “Be brave…this is what gives this gelato its intense flavour.” And he is…
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Hazelnuts: Gelato’s Holy Grail
Hazelnuts are the holy grail of gelato making. At some gelatarias, you can taste anything but hazelnut gelato, as they are more expensive to make. They start out then as forbidden fruit (or nuts), and one of the reasons is Nutella, the wildly popular chocolate-hazelnut spread. Ferrero (the company that invented Nutella consumes almost a…
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